Pinckneyville Community Hospital Ranked Among Nation’s Fastest Emergency Departments

Pinckneyville Community Hospital has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the hospitals with the shortest emergency department visit times in the nation, based on CMS Timely and Effective Care–Hospital data.

Based on 2024 data, Pinckneyville Community Hospital achieved a median emergency department length of stay of 56 minutes, placing the hospital among the top 10 hospitals nationwide for emergency department efficiency and well below the national average of 161 minutes.

This recognition reflects the hospital’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and its focus on delivering timely, thorough, and patient-centered care—especially in situations where minutes matter most. By identifying opportunities to streamline processes and reduce unnecessary delays, the hospital has enhanced efficiency without compromising the quality, safety, or attentiveness of care patients receive.

The achievement resulted from a collaborative, hospital-wide effort involving teams from Imaging, Acute Care, Quality & Risk Management, Laboratory, Registration, Information Technology, and the Emergency Department. Through improved communication, coordinated workflows, and shared accountability, these teams ensured patients receive the right care at the right time, while still allowing clinicians the time needed to assess, treat, and educate each patient appropriately.

“This recognition is not about moving patients through faster, it’s about reducing bottlenecks and improving efficiency.” said Randall Dauby, CEO. “Through collaboration, our teams have successfully improved ways to be more efficient when time matters most, allowing our providers to focus on what truly matters: quality care, clinical decision-making, and meaningful interactions with patients and families.”

The CMS data includes all adult and pediatric patients treated under inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems and was released on November 26, 2025.